Da Nang International Airport

Da Nang International Airport
Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Serves Da Nang
Location Da Nang, Vietnam
Hub for Vietnam Airlines
Elevation AMSL 10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates 16°02′38″N 108°11′58″E / 16.04389°N 108.19944°E / 16.04389; 108.19944
Website http://danangairport.vn
Map
DAD

Location of airport in Vietnam

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
17R/35L 3,048 10,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 8,783,429 Increase 31%
ACV [1]

Da Nang International Airport (IATA: DAD, ICAO: VVDN) (Vietnamese: Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng) is located in Da Nang, the largest city in central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City), and is an important gateway to access central Vietnam.

In addition to its civil aviation, the runway is shared with the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF, the Không Quân Nhân Dân Việt Nam), although military activities are now extremely limited.[2] The airport served 5 million passengers in 2014, around six years sooner than expectation.[3] An expansion of the new terminal is currently considered to increase its capacity to 10 million passengers per annum by 2020.[4] This airport handled 6,722,587 passengers in 2015, an increase of 34.7% compared with that of 2014.[5]

The airport has two separate terminals for international and domestic passengers.[6]

History

Situated on flat, sandy ground on the south side of the major port city of Da Nang, the area was ideal for an airfield, having unobstructed approaches to its north/south runways. Tourane Airport was built by the French colonial government in the 1930s as a civilian airport. During World War II, and the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force used it as a military air base.

B-26C Serial 44-34109 of the French Air Force over Indochina, 1952. This aircraft was returned to the USAF Oct 1955 and scrapped.

After the war, the facility was used by the French Air Force during the French Indochina War (1945–1954). In 1953/54 the French laid a NATO-standard 7,800-foot (2,400 m) asphalt runway at Tourane and stationed loaned American B-26s "Invaders" of the Groupe de Bombardement 1/19 Gascogne. In 1954 after the Geneva Peace Accords, these B-26s were returned to the United States.

In 1955, the newly established Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) inherited from the French a token force of fifty-eight aircraft. These included a few squadrons of Cessna L-19 observation aircraft, C-47 transports and various utility aircraft. Tourane Airfield was turned over to civilian use, with the South Vietnamese using facilities at Bien Hoa, Nha Trang and at Tan Son Nhut, near Saigon.

In 1957 the VNAF re-established a presence at the renamed Da Nang Airport, stationing the 1st Liaison Squadron with Cessna L-19s. The South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) also used Da Nang as a ranger training facility.

Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia.

During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the facility was known as Da Nang Air Base, and was a major United States military base. Once little more than a provincial airfield, the facility was expanded to 2,350 acres (950 ha) with two 10,000-foot (3,048 m) asphalt runways with concrete touchdown pads. parallel taxiways, and a heliport.

During the war the VNAF's 1st Air Division,[7] and the USAF's 23d Air Base Group, 6252nd Tactical Wing, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 362nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, and the U.S. Navy (a detachment of VQ-1) operated from the base.

Recent history

During the year 2006, Da Nang Airport counted one million passengers annually (40,000 international passengers), the first time since 1975 it had reached this level.[2] By comparison, both the fourth-ranked Phu Bai Airport and fifth-ranked Cam Ranh Airport counted around 400,000 total passengers in the same year. In order to cope with increasing traffic, a new passengers terminal opened on December 2011.

Facilities

Construction of the new terminal in September 2010.
Departures hall.

Da Nang International Airport has two 10,000-foot (3,048 m) paved, parallel runways (17–35 orientation) capable of handling large, modern aircraft such as Boeing 747s, 767s and Airbus 320s.[2] Traffic volume at Da Nang averages 100 to 150 flights every 24 hours. Annual traffic was circa 1.45 million in 2007 and is expected to reach four million by 2020.[8]

A new 20,000m² terminal, costing USD $84 million with a capacity of 4 million passengers per year, opened to receive its first domestic flight on 15 December.[9] The feasibility study for the renovation of the airport was partially sponsored by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and was completed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2006. The new terminal includes five boarding gates, baggage handling systems, departure and arrivals areas, flight information display system (FIDS), common user terminal equipment (CUTE), fire detection systems and comprehensive public address and security systems, including screening equipment. Additionally, one of the airport's two runways was extended from 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) to 3,500 metres (11,483 ft). After completion – at a total investment of USD $160 million – the airport now has a total capacity of six million passengers per year.[2][10]

A new international terminal, covering 48,000m2, with a total investment sum of US$154 million and a designed capacity of 4 millions passenger per year was put into use on May 5. 2017.[6] [11]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Busan Busan
Air Macau Macau
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Bangkok Airways Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Beijing Capital Airlines Sanya[12]
Cambodia Angkor Air Siem Reap
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong
China Eastern Airlines Beijing–Capital, Dalian, Nanning, Zhengzhou
Seasonal charter: Chengdu, Wuxi[13]
Eastar Jet Seoul–Incheon[14]
HK Express Hong Kong
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon
Seasonal: Daegu[15]
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore
Jetstar Pacific Buon Ma Thuot, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Osaka–Kansai (begins 1 September 2017),[16] Pleiku, Taipei–Taoyuan
Jin Air Busan, Seoul–Incheon
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Okay Airways Seasonal: Tianjin[17]
Sichuan Airlines Guangzhou, Sanya[18]
SilkAir Siem Reap, Singapore
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
T'way Airlines Daegu, Seoul–Incheon, Busan
VASCO Vinh
VietJet Air Can Tho, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Macau, Seoul–Incheon
Vietnam Airlines Buon Ma Thuot, Chengdu, Da Lat, Guangzhou, Hai Phong, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jinan, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nha Trang, Pleiku, Seoul–Incheon, Shijiazhuang, Tokyo–Narita

Charter

T'way Airlines Charter: Muan
Asiana Airlines Charter: Cheongju
Hainan Airlines Charter: Guangzhou,[19] Haikou,[20] Shenzhen[21]
Jetstar Pacific Airlines Charter: Macau[22]
Loong Air Charter: Hangzhou
Vietnam Airlines Charter: Guiyang, Ibaraki, Lanzhou,[23] Shanghai–Pudong, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou[22]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
MASkargo Sydney

Terminated routes

At the beginning of 2008, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines announced the operation of summer charters between Seoul (Incheon International Airport) and Da Nang. Both carriers plan to convert this route to year-round regular scheduled service if this summer charter season proves to be successful.

TransAsia Airways started service between Taipei and Da Nang in December 2009, and China Southern Airlines began service between Guangzhou and Da Nang in January 2010;[24] flights operate twice weekly. The Vietnamese Government is hoping to serve more flights, to destinations such as Phnom Penh, Hong Kong, Siem Reap, Japan, South Korea and Thailand after the construction of the new international terminal is complete in 2011.

Tiger Airways terminated their SIN–DAD flight due to high airport fees.

Statistics

Busiest domestic flights From Da Nang Airport by Frequency 2016
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)
1 Hanoi311
2 Ho Chi Minh City 249
3 Hai Phong 28
4 Can Tho11
5 Da Lat11
6 Nha Trang 11
7 Buon Ma Thuot10
8 Pleiku6
Busiest international flights From Da Nang Airport by Frequency 2016
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)
1 South Korea Seoul 84
2 Macau Macau 21
3 South Korea Busan 19
4 Hong Kong Hong Kong 18
5 Thailand Bangkok (Suvarnahbhumi + Don Mueang) 14
6 Singapore Singapore 10
7 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 10
8 China Guangzhou 8
9 Cambodia Siem Reap 7
10 South Korea Daegu 7
11 Japan Tokyo 5
12 Taiwan Taipei 4
13 China Beijing 4
14 China Hangzhou 4
15 China Shanghai 2

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ "ACV: Hội nghị tổng kết công tác năm 2016 và triển khai kế hoạch năm 2017". ACV. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Danang International Airport, Vietnam". Airport-technology.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Nguyễn, Đông. "Cảng hàng không quốc tế Đà Nẵng đón khách thứ 5 triệu". vnexpress.net. VNExpress. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sân bay Đà Nẵng sẽ đón 3,6 triệu lượt khách năm 2012 (Da Nang Airport will handle 3.6 million passengers in 2016)". Official website of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kết quả sản xuất kinh doanh của ACV: Năm 2015 sản lượng hành khách thông qua cảng đạt trên 63 triệu lượt, tăng 24,2% so với năm 2014". ACV. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Da Nang airport opens new international terminal". Tuoi Tre News. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  7. ↑ Mikesh, Robert C. (2005) Flying Dragons: The South Vietnamese Air Force. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-2158-7
  8. ↑ "Xây nhà ga mới ở sân bay Đà Nẵng". Thời báo kinh tế Sài Gòn online. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  9. ↑ Startled agency speeds up Da Nang airport work – Latest Business, economy, stocks, finance news from Vietnam on TuoiTreNews
  10. ↑ Expansion of Da Nang International Airport, (in Vietnamese)
  11. ↑ "International terminal at Da Nang International Airport to be completed in March". Da Nang News. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  12. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/17/jd-syx-dec15/
  13. ↑ "China Eastern Adds New SE Asia Routes in early-July 2016". routesonline. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "EastarJet plans Da Nang launch from mid-June 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Jeju Air adds Daegu – Da Nang route in 1Q17". routesonline. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jetstar Pacific plans Sep 2017 Osaka debut". Routesonline. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Okay Airways adds Da Nang service from July 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Sichuan Airlines Adds Hainan Island – Vietnam Routes from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hainan Airlines adds Da Nang service from Sep 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Hainan Airlines schedules Vietnam routes in W16". Routes Online. Routes Online. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  21. ↑ http://www.sznews.com/news/content/2016-10/22/content_14042315.htm
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  24. ↑ Guangzhou–Da Nang flight to be launched on Jan. 15
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